Last week Cher turned 75-years-old, on May 20, 2021. The Academy Award-winning singer has had an unbelievable life full of incredible achievements and wondrous performances. Just this week the star announced a biopic is being produced to tell the story of her life. The newly announced film has a fantastic pedigree, as it is being produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, the pair behind the two Mamma Mia! movies. The star also revealed the film is being written by Eric Roth, of Forrest Gump and A Star Is Born fame. However, her life hasn’t always been easy.

Last year, the singer was due to be performing in Las Vegas in a residency slot, before the coronavirus pandemic quashed those plans.

During the promotional tour for the Vegas slot, Cher spoke to The Guardian about her life and career.

On top of the pandemic, the Grammy Award-winner revealed she no longer likes venturing out much anymore.

She said: “I don’t like going out now because everybody’s got a camera and it’s not safe.”

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Cher continued: “He started pushing me down the alleyway, and he said: ‘If you make a sound, I’ll kill you.’”

Thankfully, she was saved by two passers-by.

Cher went on: “Two fans, who later became friends, saw something was wrong, and they started screaming and ran towards me, and he ran away.”

Thankfully, the star remained unharmed after this traumatising event.

Ever since Cher has had a positive outlook on life.

When asked about what gives her the most pleasure in life, she responded: “Making people happy.

“It sounds corny, but I mean it. I love being able to take an audience and move them to a different place.”

Was she surprised that she was still moving audiences well into her 70s? “Absolutely. Abso-f*****g-lutely.”

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